Comedy writers tend to be a pretty underappreciated lot (hence the motivation behind, say, the 2008 Writers' Strike). Luckily, Mike Sacks' new book And Here's the Kicker pays them some serious homage. Sacks interviews twenty-one...

Comedy writers tend to be a pretty underappreciated lot (hence the motivation behind, say, the 2008 Writers’ Strike). Luckily, Mike Sacks’ new book And Here’s the Kicker pays them some serious homage. Sacks interviews twenty-one... Comedy writers tend to be a pretty underappreciated lot (hence the motivation behind, say, the 2008 Writers’ Strike). Luckily, Mike Sacks’ new book And Here’s the Kicker pays them some serious homage. Sacks interviews twenty-one of the industry’s biggest jokers, ranging from old-timers--like Animal House’s Harold Ramis and Saturday Night Live’s Jack Handy--to the other dude behind Bruno. Topics covered include: Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz’s high school plays, the inspiration behind Freaks and Geeks, what really goes on in the Simpson’s writing room, and David Sedaris’ obsessive-compulsive habits (he wakes up at 10:26am everyday). This compendium’s pretty much got the canon of comedy covered.